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Dodgers beat reporter for the Southern California Newspaper Group including the Orange County Register
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 10h
NLDS coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/08/p...
Phillies’ offense detonates to beat Dodgers in Game 3, extend NLDS
Kyle Schwarber hits two home runs, including a 455-foot blast that clears the right-field pavilion, and the Dodgers’ offense is held in check by the combo of Aaron Nola and Ranger Suarez in an 8-2 …
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NLDS coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/07/d...
Dodgers are familiar with Phillies’ NLDS frustrations
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman can relate to the struggles Philadelphia stars Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber are having at the plate in this series. The Dodgers’ stars went through something sim…
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 1d
NLDS notebook

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/07/n...
NLDS: Dodgers’ Game 2 defensive gems still drawing praise
Shortstop Mookie Betts talks about the wheel play they performed to get a pivotal out in the ninth inning against the Phillies and Freddie Freeman’s game-saving catch.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 1d
NLDS coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/07/d...
Dodgers are familiar with Phillies’ NLDS frustrations
Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman can relate to the struggles Philadelphia stars Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber are having at the plate in this series. The Dodgers’ stars went through something sim…
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 1d
NLDS notebook

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/07/n...
NLDS: Dodgers’ Game 2 defensive gems still drawing praise
Shortstop Mookie Betts talks about the wheel play they performed to get a pivotal out in the ninth inning against the Phillies and Freddie Freeman’s game-saving catch.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 2d
NLDS coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/06/d...
Dodgers survive stressful finish to beat Phillies for 2-0 NLDS lead
Blake Snell pitches six scoreless innings, they score four runs in the seventh, then Roki Sasaki gets the final out of the ninth in a 4-3 win. Game 3 of the best-of-five series is Wednesday night a…
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 3d
NLDS notebook

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/05/d...
Dodgers Notes: Despite recent usage, Roberts won’t call Sasaki the ‘closer”
‘I just don’t want to be pigeon-holed into the ninth because with the way this (Phillies) lineup is constructed,’ the Dodgers manager said.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 3d
NLDS coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/05/w...
A ‘failed’ season for Mookie Betts turned around just in time for Dodgers
With the trials of learning to play shortstop, and a lingering virus that sapped his strength and offensive productivity behind him, the veteran star is hitting like himself again.
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NLDS coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/04/t...
Teoscar Hernandez’s homer sparks Dodgers past Phillies in NLDS opener
Hernandez makes up for an early defensive gaffe with a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh inning and the Dodgers hold on for a 5-3 win. Game 2 is Monday.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 6d
Playoff coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/02/r...
Roki Sasaki looks like a solution for Dodgers’ biggest weakness
The hard-throwing Japanese rookie could be the difference between the Dodgers falling short of their goal by limiting the late-innings threat to their title defense.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 5d
NLDS coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/03/d...
Dodgers look for Shohei Ohtani to set tone in NLDS opener against Phillies
The Dodgers can’t afford a letdown from Ohtani – or any of their starting pitchers – against a powerful Philadelphia lineup. With volatility lurking in their bullpen, the Dodgers will rely heavily …
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 5d
NLDS preview

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/03/d...
Dodgers vs. Phillies: NL Division Series scouting report, prediction
Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett breaks down the best-of-five series between the NL West and NL East champions … and picks the winner.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 5d
NLDS notes

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/03/d...
Dodgers’ Will Smith available to catch in NLDS vs. Phillies
Smith, who has not played since Sept. 9 while a hairline fracture in his right hand has been healing, was on the active roster for the Wild Card Series but did not appear in either game.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 5d
NLDS notes

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/03/d...
Dodgers’ Will Smith available to catch in NLDS vs. Phillies
Smith, who has not played since Sept. 9 while a hairline fracture in his right hand has been healing, was on the active roster for the Wild Card Series but did not appear in either game.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 5d
NLDS preview

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/03/d...
Dodgers vs. Phillies: NL Division Series scouting report, prediction
Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett breaks down the best-of-five series between the NL West and NL East champions … and picks the winner.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 5d
NLDS coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/03/d...
Dodgers look for Shohei Ohtani to set tone in NLDS opener against Phillies
The Dodgers can’t afford a letdown from Ohtani – or any of their starting pitchers – against a powerful Philadelphia lineup. With volatility lurking in their bullpen, the Dodgers will rely heavily …
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 6d
Playoff coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/02/r...
Roki Sasaki looks like a solution for Dodgers’ biggest weakness
The hard-throwing Japanese rookie could be the difference between the Dodgers falling short of their goal by limiting the late-innings threat to their title defense.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 7d
Playoff coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/01/d...
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani to make postseason pitching debut in NLDS opener
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirms Ohtani as the Game 1 starter against the Phillies after the Dodgers beat the Reds, 8-4, to complete a sweep of the NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 7d
Dodgers coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/10/01/d...
Dodgers’ offense continues to click as they close out Reds, advance to NLDS
Mookie Betts has four hits, including three doubles, and drives in three runs while the bottom third of the lineup goes 6 for 12 and scores five runs in an 8-4 win. Game 1 against the Phillies is S…
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 8d
Dodgers coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/09/30/d...
Dodgers hit 5 home runs in Game 1 rout of Reds
Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez each hit two home runs and Tommy Edman hits one, tying the franchise record for homers in a postseason game. Blake Snell holds the Reds scoreless into the sevent…
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 8d
Dodgers notebook

www.ocregister.com/2025/09/30/d...
Dodgers carry 3 catchers, including Will Smith, but leave Michael Conforto off roster
Smith has recovered enough from his hand injury to be used as a pinch-hitter. Conforto and Anthony Banda were the odd men out as the Dodgers set their Wild Card Series roster.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 8d
Playoff coverage

www.ocregister.com/2025/09/30/d...
Dodgers add Will Smith, not Michael Conforto, to Wild Card Series roster
The team will carry three catchers and opts for Justin Dean for its three-game playoff series with the Cincinnati Reds starting tonight at Dodger Stadium.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 9d
Playoff preview

www.ocregister.com/2025/09/29/d...
Dodgers thrown right into the October cauldron this year
Accustomed to the five-day break that preceded their postseason journeys as a top-two seed, the reigning World Series champs head directly into a best-of-three Wild Card Series this year.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 9d
Dodgers notebook

www.ocregister.com/2025/09/29/w...
Will Smith takes at-bats during Dodgers’ workout, could be on Wild Card Series roster
Smith has been out since Sept. 9 with a hairline fracture in his right hand, but taking live at-bats against Bobby Miller and Kyle Hurt is a positive sign that he might be ready to return.
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billplunkett.bsky.social @billplunkett.bsky.social · 9d
Playoff preview

www.ocregister.com/2025/09/29/d...
Dodgers vs. Reds: NL Wild Card Series scouting report, prediction
Dodgers beat writer Bill Plunkett breaks down the best-of-three series … and picks the winner. Game 1 is Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium.
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